Chi Lee earned his architecture degree in New York before putting down roots in Austin in 2004. He has spent the past 18 years growing the urban development of the Austin community with numerous projects such as student housing, public transit, commercial infrastructure and his leadership roles have made an impressive mark on the community.
Renowned hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Robert R. Mallia to Vice President of Architecture and Construction. Mallia has been with the company for 10 years.
Hospitality group Long Weekend announced today the addition of Cate Mills as Vice President of Design to their senior leadership team. This new appointment further solidify Long Weekend's commitment to develop a collection of intimate and immersive resorts in unexpected destinations.
Max Wastler joins Aparium as Vice President of Brand overseeing the image and experience of the Aparium brand as a whole and each individual brand within the portfolio of hotels and restaurants. Wastler brings nearly two decades of branding and marketing experience to Aparium having previously consulted on strategy and storytelling for companies such as J. Crew, Madewell, Patagonia, Lands End, and Airstream.
Valor Hospitality Partners, a global, full-service hotel management company, announced today the expansion of their corporate leadership team with the appointment of Paige Harris as corporate director of design and development. This leadership team addition marks the company's growth on the heels of their recent acquisition of 17 UK properties.
Broadwick Soho announces management positions ahead of its opening in June 2022 with Andrea Gelardin being appointed as the Creative Director.This appointment comes at a pivotal time in the property's development and signals a commitment to creating a best-in-class team who can provide the industry expertise necessary to deliver this new hotel for London, inspired by the spirit and essence of Soho's neighbourhood.
Pan Pacific London is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio for their destination bar in Devonshire House. Set to launch Autumn 2021 this appointment will further cement Pan Pacific London's commitment to combining world-class design with hospitality to encourage a new generation of guests to make the City of London their home away from home.
CallisonRTKL (CRTKL), the global architecture, planning and design practice, has made a strong start to the year by appointing industry veteran Ramsay Ritchie as Associate Principal - Hospitality Practice Lead. The senior hire emphasises CRTKL's unwavering confidence and ambition to grow its London hospitality portfolio following widespread success across Europe and the globe.
Pissawan Srisakul (Jin) has joined the group's roster as director of technical services in charge of design.
Neerav Dudhwala joins Choice Hotels as the head of the Ascend Hotel Collection brand. In this role, he will help elevate the brand's value proposition and further its leadership position as the first and largest soft brand in the industry. Dudhwala will collaborate with the company's marketing and distribution department to improve top line revenue for owners, as well as the franchise development team to attract new investment to the collection. Dudhwala comes to Choice following 19 years with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. During his tenure, he held leadership positions in franchise operations and quality, most recently overseeing AmericInn by Wyndham, and worked closely with internal stakeholders and franchisee advisory groups to drive hotel performance and fuel unit growth. Dudhwala attended Pennsylvania State University.
As LOGE's Chief Culture Officer, Lindsay leads the company's People, Brand, and Communications functions. Previously VP of People, this new C-suite role reflects LOGE's belief that the company culture is a core element of their business for its current 40 employees and many more to come. In this role, Lindsay will build the LOGE brand internally through the crew member experience and people program oversight, and externally through the company's brand marketing and communications efforts. She drives brand fidelity throughout all touchpoints of the LOGE experience, including creative, design, and copy, brand programming, and overall guest services. Lindsay, who joined the company in January 2019, will also serve on the LOGE leadership team, where she'll help to create LOGE's overall growth strategy and product development efforts.
Southern Aluminum is pleased to announce Andrew Moffett has recently joined the company in a newly-created Chief Brand Officer position.Andrew will be responsible for defining and elevating the brand strength of Southern Aluminum's growth plan to include culture, innovation, company branding, and messaging. He will position the company's vision and strategy to both employees and consumers to ensure clarity in what Southern Aluminum stands for while b uilding an engaging and supportive community within the organization.
With the appointment of Joanna Gunn as chief brand officer, Rosewood Hotel Group has added strong leadership to the company's brand, marketing and communications team to support its ambitious expansion and growing presence in the global luxury hospitality arena. Gunn will oversee marketing direction for ultra-luxury Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, deluxe New World Hotels & Resorts and business lifestyle KHOS hotels.
Karlee Tanel oversees the programming, partnerships, and activations for Origin Raleigh. She is also curating Origin Raleigh's Do List—a handcrafted collection of suggested local experiences focused on highlighting Raleigh's culture and community.
The historic AAA Four Diamond Pfister® Hotel, owned and managed by Marcus® Hotels & Resorts, today announced Nykoli Koslow as the hotel's 12th Artist in Residence. Born in Chicago and Milwaukee-based, Koslow is a conceptual abstraction artist and will work in the hotel's lobby-level Artist's Studio for one year beginning April 1, 2020. He is succeeding current Pfister Artist in Residence and portraitist, Rosy Petri, who will culminate her residency with a Blues, Brews, and BBQ event at The Pfister Hotel, on March 27, 2020.
Yee Pin Tan has joined Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas as head of design. In this capacity, Pin will support and lead all creative teams responsible for project design, branding, marketing, sustainability, spa and wellness and information technology.Pin's new role covers all design-related areas that support the global expansion of Six Senses. She will also ensure overall consistency in implementing the brand's vision and alignment to corporate goals, quality of messaging and design concepts.Bringing more than 26 years of experience in hospitality design, Pin has worked alongside industry greats such as Ed Tuttle in Paris, where her talents were honed designing the iconic Aman resorts worldwide. Pin has spent the last three years based in Singapore as the design director of Jaya. During this tenure, she expanded her work and experience across different luxury hotel brands. These included the opening of the Capella Shanghai Jian Ye Li - an extraordinary historic property comprising old Shikumen buildings in the French Concession - and more recently, the extensively-redesigned Raffles Maldives in Meradhoo.
G6 Hospitality LLC, the parent company of Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands in the United States and Canada, announced Adam Cannon has been promoted to the newly created position of Vice President, Brand Management. He will report directly to Rob Palleschi, Chief Executive Officer.
In this role, Scoler will lead design, development and construction for Cabot as the brand expands its portfolio from Nova Scotia to Saint Lucia and eyes future growth opportunities. Scoler brings to his new position over twenty years of experience managing all aspects of development, design and construction for premier hospitality, real estate and leisure projects around the world. His broad international leadership spans over 50 projects across Canada, the U.S., UK, Europe, Russia, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
PM Hotel Group is excited to announce the appointment of Jamie Gamauf to the newly created position of Vice President of Capital Projects. Jamie has more than 20 years of experience in hotel and restaurant design, construction and project management leadership.
In his new role as SVP Design & Development, Middle East & Europe, Javier Hortal is joining us after an extensive 11-year career at luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental, where he served as the group's Director of Technical Services in EMEA and was responsible for the group's new hotels, resorts, residences and large-scale renovations across the region. Prior to joining Mandarin Oriental, Javier led the hospitality team at global architectural practice RTKL's London office. He is also a graduate of the Welsh School of Architecture, a Spanish national and a UK-chartered Architect.